National Basketball Association
Kentucky 83, UCLA 44
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, December 20, 2014
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Officials:
# Ed Corbett, # Verne Harris, # Karl Hess
Attendance:
19726
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No. 1 Kentucky 83, UCLA 44: Freshman Devin Booker matched a season high with 19 points and made a season-best five 3-pointers as the Wildcats mauled the Bruins on a neutral court in Chicago.
Aaron Harrison scored 15 points for Kentucky (12-0), which led 24-0 less than eight minutes into the game and held UCLA to seven first-half points. Karl-Anthony Towns collected 10 rebounds and Andrew Harrison contributed eight points and eight assists for the Wildcats, who were 12-for-26 from 3-point range.
Isaac Hamilton (14 points) and Bryce Alford (13) scored all their points in the second half for the Bruins (8-4). Kevon Looney added nine points and nine rebounds as UCLA shot a woeful 26.8 percent.
The Wildcats erupted at the start with 24 consecutive points as UCLA missed its first 17 shots. Looney’s driving basket gave the Bruins their first points with 7:39 remaining and the half closed with Kentucky holding a 41-7 lead, marking the fewest points scored in a half in UCLA history.
A jumper by Tyler Ulis pushed the lead over 40 with 10:50 remaining. The Bruins finally got into the 30s on Looney’s tip with 5:57 remaining and reached 40 on a 3-pointer by Hamilton with 2:02 left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Kentucky’s seven points allowed was the fewest it has given up in a half since Dec. 28, 1943. … UCLA’s 37 second-half points helped allow it to avoid suffering the worst loss in program history – 109-61 to Stanford on Jan. 9, 1997. … Wildcats F Willie Cauley-Stein and C Dakari Johnson each recorded four of the Wildcats’ 13 blocked shots.
Top Game Performances
| UCLA |
|
Kentucky |
|
Isaac Hamilton 14 |
Scoring |
Devin Booker 19 |
|
Isaac Hamilton 3 |
Assists |
Andrew Harrison 8 |
|
Kevon Looney 9 |
Rebounds |
Karl-Anthony Towns 10 |
|
Kevon Looney 1 |
Free Throws Made |
Marcus Lee 3 |
|
Tony Parker 3 |
Steals |
Aaron Harrison 3 |
|
Kevon Looney 2 |
Blocks |
Willie Cauley-Stein 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| UCLA
|
44 |
26.8 |
5-16 |
1-4 |
9 |
32 |
3 |
6 |
15 |
| Kentucky
|
83 |
50.0 |
12-26 |
7-12 |
25 |
44 |
13 |
8 |
12 |
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